Roulette Terminoligy September 3rd, 2010 | Uncategorized | No Comments »
All games have their own slang, roulette is no exception. If one doesn’t know the lingo it is easy to get lost in conversation. Here are the important terms when it comes to betting.
Most of the terms indicate a specific type of bet; here are the ones that are more common when talking about outside bets. Most outside bets give a near 50% chance of winning, like the “high” or “low” bets, they indicate whether you are betting on numbers 1-18 or 19-36.
More bets that offer near 50% odds are “black” or “red”, betting “black” meaning that the ball will rest on a black slot, and “red” that the ball will rest on a red slot. “Even” or “odd” are the last of the 50% outside bets, “even” means you are betting that the ball lands on an even number and “odd” means that you are betting that the ball lands on an odd number.
The bets that indicate an inside bet are less obvious, here are some examples. Inside bets make it possible for you to bet on individual numbers, the odds are heavily against you but the payout is very high, this bet is called the “single” for example if you want to bet on the number three than your bet would be “single three”. Betting on a single number are sometimes called “straight bets”. It is possible to bet on what is called a “square” or a “quarter” it means that if the ball lands on four numbers that are right next to each other you win. If you cut a quarter in half and bet on two numbers instead of four it is known as a “split bet”.
Those are just some examples of the terms people use when it comes to roulette, however playing online roulette simplifies to whole process since you don’t have to deal with memorizing all of the lingo.